There are a lot of amazing films coming out this year that I’m so excited to see. Two of them screened at a film festival I worked at last year, but I unfortunately didn’t catch them. These are Raw and The Autopsy of Jane Doe so I can’t wait to finally see them! There are also lots of sequels coming out this year and films that belong in the Marvel and DC universes that I’m looking forward to seeing. So, without further ado, here are my most anticipated films of 2017.
Jackie (2016)
About: After her husband’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy’s world is completely shattered. Traumatised and reeling with grief, over the course of the next week she must confront the unimaginable: consoling their two young children, vacating the home she painstakingly restored, and planning her husband’s funeral. Jackie quickly realises that the next seven days will determine how history will define her husband’s legacy – and how she herself will be remembered.
Watch the trailer here.
Hidden Figures (2016)
About: The incredible untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA, who served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history: the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, a stunning achievement that restored the nation’s confidence, turned around the Space Race, and galvanised the world. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
Watch the trailer here.
The Space Between Us (2017)
About: Gardner Elliot, the first human born on Mars, begins an online friendship with Tulsa, a teen in Colorado. On his maiden voyage to Earth, the 16-year-old finally gets to experience all the joys and wonders of a world he could only read about. Problems arise when scientists discover that Gardner’s organs can’t withstand the atmosphere. United with Tulsa and on the run, the interplanetary visitor races against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be, and where he belongs in the universe.
Watch the trailer here.
Rings (2016)
About: A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days after he has viewed it. She sacrifices herself to save her boyfriend and in doing so makes a horrifying discovery: there is a movie within the movie that no one has ever seen before.
Watch the trailer here.
A United Kingdom (2016)
About: Prince Seretse Khama of Botswana causes an international stir when he marries a white woman from London in the late 1940s.
Watch the trailer here.
Get Out (2017)
About: Now that Chris and his girlfriend, Rose, have reached the meet-the-parents milestone of dating, she invites him for a weekend getaway upstate with Missy and Dean. At first, Chris reads the family’s overly accommodating behaviour as nervous attempts to deal with their daughter’s interracial relationship, but as the weekend progresses, a series of increasingly disturbing discoveries lead him to a truth that he never could have imagined.
Watch the trailer here.
Raw (2016)
About: Stringent vegetarian Justine encounters a decadent, merciless and dangerously seductive world during her first week at veterinary school. Desperate to fit in, she strays from her principles and eats raw meat for the first time. The young woman soon experiences terrible and unexpected consequences as her true self begins to emerge.
Watch the trailer here.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
About: The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill’s true parentage.
Watch the trailer here.
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (2016)
About: Father and son coroners who receive a mysterious homicide victim with no apparent cause of death. As they attempt to identify the beautiful young “Jane Doe,” they discover increasingly bizarre clues that hold the key to her terrifying secrets.
Watch the trailer here.
Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017)
About: Having taken her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the saga.
No current trailer.
Synopses from Google or Letterboxd.
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